Fastener for windows and shutters



(Model.)

B. P. HALL. 3

PASTENER FOR WINDOWS AND SHUTTERS. No. 353,936. Patented Dec. 7, 1886.

U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN P. HALL, OF BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

FASTENER FOR WINDOWS AND SHUTTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,936, dated December7, 1886.

Application filed April 2, 1886.

T0 at whom it may concern..- i

Be it known that I, REUBEN P. HALL, of Burlington, in the county ofBurlington and I State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sash and Shutter Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification. 7

This improved fastener is equally well adapted for a sliutter-fasteuer,a lock for the meeting-rails of sashes, or for a sash-holder to hold thesash at different heights. The fastener consists of two parts-a plate towhich is pivoted a bolt carrying a sliding locking-catch and a socketwith which the bolt engages.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a window, showing the invention usedas a sash-lock and a sash-holder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showingthe invention used as a shutter-fastener. Fig. 3 is a detail view of thefastening device; and Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the bolt,locking-catch, and their supporting-plate.

A is a plate, to which is pivoted by pin a a bolt, B. The plate isformed on its outer periphery with projecting stops b b. The bolt isrecessed on its under side, as shown at 0, so that it may swing over thestops b b.

O is the sliding locking-catch. This catch is a rectangular plate havingan elongated slot, d, and it is held and slides in a recess, e, on theunder side of the bolt, the bossf of the bolt, through which thepivot-pin passes, being embraced in the slot d of the catch. At itsouter end the catch is held in the recess c of the bolt. On its outerend the catch has a projecting operating-pin, g, which slides in a slot,h, in the bolt. A coiled spring, D, held between the bolt and operatingpin holds the catch normally outward, the movement of the catchoutwardly being limited by the boss f. This catch in its normalposition, as shown in Fig. 3, is held between some two of the stops b bof the plate A, thus locking the bolt and preventing it from turning onits pivot. In order to release the bolt, the catch is pushed inward bythe pin 9 until the end of the catch is disengaged from the stops,

Serial is. 191,534. (1101191.)

and then the bolt may be freely turned on its pivot.

E is the socket, which is simply a metallic casting having a recess, 2,in which the bolt enters. The socket shown in Fig. 3 is the kindemployed when the fastener is used as a sash-lock.

When used as a sash-lock, the bolt-plate is secured to the lower sash,it being provided with screw-holes m m for that purpose, and the socketE is secured to the upper sash, it being also provided with similarscrew-holes. This fastener constitutes an efficient lock, which cannotbe tampered with from the outside. The bolt is locked positively, andcannot be turned on its pivot by the insertion of a sharp instrumentbetween the sashes, and to release the bolt the catch must be pushedinward, which can only be done from the inside.

When used as a sash-holder, a number of the sockets E E are used,depending on the different heights to which the window is to be placed.Two are shown in Fig. 1. When used for this purpose, the socket-recesshas inclined faces 0 0, against which the bolt en- 7 gages by the catchbeing held, not between the central projections, b b, but between two ofthe outer projections, as shown. The sockets are embedded in thewindow-frame, and the bolt-plate is secured to the side rail of thesash.

When used as a shutter-fastener, the boltplate is secured to theshutter, and two sockets are employed for the open and shut positions ofthe shutter, being embedded in the window-sill. When closed, the shuttercannot be opened from the outside.

I claim as my invention- 1. The bolt-plate A, having a series of stops,b b, in combination with the bolt B, pivoted to the plate and recessed,so as to swing over the stops b b, a sliding catch, 0, held and slidingin a recess in said bolt and arranged to engage with and be disengagedfrom said stops, and a socket, E, with which said bolt engages,substantially as set forth.

2. The bolt-plate A, having a series of stops, b b, in combination witha bolt, B, having a boss, f, and a pivot-pin, a, carried by said D,which holds said catch normally in enplate and passing through saidboss, said gagemen't with the stops b b, substantially as 10 boltfurther being recessed at 0, so as to swing set forth.

over the stops b b, and having a recess, 6, and 5 slot h, a slidingcatch, 0, held and sliding in said recess e, and having slot d, whichein- Witnesses: braces boss f, said catch having an operating- THEODORES; HORN, pin, g, which slides in said slot h, and a spring, WM. F.BRITTON.

REUBEN P. HALL.

